Add multi-facilitator support with Dexter integration

- Add Dexter as secondary facilitator option (no API keys required)
- Create FACILITATORS config with CDP and Dexter settings
- Update server middleware to support multiple facilitators
- Add PRIMARY_FACILITATOR environment variable
- Create example client for Dexter payments
- Document Dexter features: 600K+ free tx/month, gas sponsored

Dexter has ~50% market share and requires no authentication,
making it an ideal backup/secondary facilitator option.

.env-example

@@ -31,13 +31,18 @@ export X402_PRICE_USDC=0.1
 # Use 'eip155:84532' for Base Sepolia (testnet)
 export x402_NETWORK=eip155:8453
 
-# Facilitator URL
+# Primary Facilitator
+# Options: 'cdp' (Coinbase) or 'dexter' (Dexter.cash - no API keys required)
+export PRIMARY_FACILITATOR=cdp
+
+# Facilitator URLs
 # For Coinbase CDP (recommended): https://api.cdp.coinbase.com/platform/v2/x402
-# For custom/local facilitator: http://localhost:4022
+# For Dexter (no API keys): https://dexter.cash/facilitator
 export x402_FACILITATOR_URL=https://api.cdp.coinbase.com/platform/v2/x402
 
 # CDP API Credentials (required when using CDP facilitator)
 # Get these from https://cdp.coinbase.com - API Keys section
+# Not required for Dexter facilitator
 export FACILITATOR_KEY_ID=your_key_id_here
 export FACILITATOR_SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key_here
 

bin/server.js

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { dirname, join } from 'path'
 import config from '../src/config/index.js'
 import Controllers from '../src/controllers/index.js'
 import wlogger from '../src/adapters/wlogger.js'
-import { buildX402Routes, getX402Settings, getBasicAuthSettings, createAuthHeader } from '../src/config/x402.js'
+import { buildX402Routes, getX402Settings, getBasicAuthSettings, createAuthHeader, getFacilitatorConfig } from '../src/config/x402.js'
 import { basicAuthMiddleware } from '../src/middleware/basic-auth.js'
 
 // Load environment variables
@@ -109,14 +109,17 @@ class Server {
         const routes = buildX402Routes(this.config.apiPrefix)
         let facilitatorOptions = x402Settings.facilitatorUrl
 
-        if (facilitatorOptions) {
+        // Support for multiple facilitators (CDP and Dexter)
-          facilitatorOptions = {
+        const primaryFacilitator = x402Settings.primaryFacilitator || 'cdp'
-            url: x402Settings.facilitatorUrl,
+        const facilitatorConfig = getFacilitatorConfig(primaryFacilitator)
-            createAuthHeaders: createAuthHeader
+
-          }
+        // Use configured facilitator URL
+        facilitatorOptions = {
+          url: facilitatorConfig.url,
+          createAuthHeaders: facilitatorConfig.requiresAuth ? createAuthHeader : null
         }
 
-        wlogger.info(`x402 middleware enabled with basic auth bypass; enforcing ${x402Settings.priceUSDC} satoshis per request (unless basic auth provided)`)
+        wlogger.info(`x402 middleware enabled with basic auth bypass; enforcing ${x402Settings.priceUSDC} USDC per request (unless basic auth provided) [facilitator: ${facilitatorConfig.name}]`)
 
         // Create conditional x402 middleware that bypasses if basic auth is valid
         const conditionalX402Middleware = (req, res, next) => {

examples/02-x402-dexter-client.js

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import axios from 'axios'
+import { withPaymentInterceptor } from 'x402-axios'
+import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
+import { base } from 'viem/chains'
+// import { baseSepolia } from 'viem/chains' // Testnet
+
+import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
+
+// const baseURL = 'http://localhost:5942' // Local
+const baseURL = 'https://x402.fullstack.cash' // Production
+
+const endpointPath = '/v6/full-node/blockchain/getBlockchainInfo'
+const pKey = process.env.PRIVATE_KEY || ''
+
+// PRIVATE_KEY=0x... node examples/02-x402-dexter-client.js
+if (!pKey) throw new Error('PRIVATE_KEY env required!')
+
+console.log('Using Dexter facilitator - no API keys required!')
+
+// Create a wallet client
+const account = privateKeyToAccount(pKey)
+const client = createWalletClient({
+  account,
+  transport: http(),
+  chain: base
+})
+
+// Configure axios to use Dexter facilitator
+// Dexter uses the same x402 protocol but with no API key requirement
+const api = withPaymentInterceptor(
+  axios.create({
+    baseURL,
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      'X-Facilitator': 'dexter' // Optional hint for server
+    }
+  }),
+  client,
+  {
+    // Dexter facilitator URL (for client-side settlement)
+    facilitatorUrl: 'https://dexter.cash/facilitator'
+  }
+)
+
+const request = async () => {
+  console.log('\n\nStep 1: Making first call, expecting a 402 error returned.')
+  try {
+    const response = await axios.get(baseURL + endpointPath)
+    console.log(response.data)
+    console.log('Step 1 failed. Expected a 402 error.')
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.log(`Status code: ${err?.response?.status}`)
+    console.log(`Error data: ${JSON.stringify(err.response.data, null, 2)}`)
+    console.log('\n\n')
+  }
+
+  console.log('\n\nStep 2: Making second call with Dexter payment.')
+  console.log('Dexter facilitator: https://dexter.cash/facilitator')
+  console.log('Features: No API keys, gas sponsored, 600K+ free tx/month')
+
+  try {
+    // Call the same endpoint path with a payment via Dexter
+    const paidRes = await api.get(endpointPath)
+    console.log('Data returned after Dexter payment: ', paidRes.data)
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.log('Step 2 failed. Expected a 200 success status code.')
+    console.log(`Status code: ${err?.response?.status}`)
+    console.log(`Error data: ${JSON.stringify(err.response.data, null, 2)}`)
+
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+}
+
+request()

src/config/x402.js

@@ -4,6 +4,25 @@ import { generateJwt } from '@coinbase/cdp-sdk/auth'
 const DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION = 'Access to protected psf-bch-api resources'
 const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 120
 
+/**
+ * Facilitator configurations
+ * Supports multiple facilitators for redundancy and market coverage
+ */
+const FACILITATORS = {
+  cdp: {
+    name: 'Coinbase CDP',
+    url: 'https://api.cdp.coinbase.com/platform/v2/x402',
+    requiresAuth: true,
+    authType: 'jwt'
+  },
+  dexter: {
+    name: 'Dexter',
+    url: 'https://dexter.cash/facilitator',
+    requiresAuth: false,
+    authType: 'none'
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Builds a route configuration map for x402-bch middleware.
  *
@@ -48,11 +67,14 @@ export function buildX402Routes (apiPrefix = '/v6') {
 export function getX402Settings () {
   return {
     enabled: Boolean(config.x402?.enabled),
-    facilitatorUrl: config.x402?.facilitatorUrl, //  https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/x402/quickstart-for-sellers
+    facilitatorUrl: config.x402?.facilitatorUrl,
     facilitatorKeyId: config.x402?.facilitatorKeyId,
     facilitatorSecretKey: config.x402?.facilitatorSecretKey,
     serverAddress: config.x402?.serverAddress,
-    priceUSDC: config.x402?.priceUSDC
+    priceUSDC: config.x402?.priceUSDC,
+    // Support for multiple facilitators
+    facilitators: FACILITATORS,
+    primaryFacilitator: config.x402?.primaryFacilitator || 'cdp'
   }
 }
 
@@ -64,25 +86,27 @@ export function getBasicAuthSettings () {
 }
 
 /**
- *
+ * Create auth headers for CDP facilitator
- * Auth headers for interact with mainnet coin base facilitator endpoints.
+ * Dexter doesn't require auth
- *
  */
-// https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/get-started/authentication/jwt-authentication#javascript-2
-// https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/api-reference/v2/rest-api/x402-facilitator/verify-a-payment
 export async function createAuthHeader () {
+  // Only CDP requires JWT auth
+  if (!config.x402?.facilitatorKeyId || !config.x402?.facilitatorSecretKey) {
+    return null
+  }
+
   // /verify endpoint jwt
   const verifyToken = await generateJwt({
-    apiKeyId: config.x402?.facilitatorKeyId,
+    apiKeyId: config.x402.facilitatorKeyId,
-    apiKeySecret: config.x402?.facilitatorSecretKey,
+    apiKeySecret: config.x402.facilitatorSecretKey,
     requestMethod: 'POST',
     requestHost: 'api.cdp.coinbase.com',
     requestPath: '/platform/v2/x402/verify'
   })
   // /settle endpoint jwt
   const settleToken = await generateJwt({
-    apiKeyId: config.x402?.facilitatorKeyId,
+    apiKeyId: config.x402.facilitatorKeyId,
-    apiKeySecret: config.x402?.facilitatorSecretKey,
+    apiKeySecret: config.x402.facilitatorSecretKey,
     requestMethod: 'POST',
     requestHost: 'api.cdp.coinbase.com',
     requestPath: '/platform/v2/x402/settle'
@@ -97,3 +121,22 @@ export async function createAuthHeader () {
     }
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Get facilitator configuration by name
+ * @param {string} name - Facilitator name ('cdp' or 'dexter')
+ * @returns {Object} Facilitator config
+ */
+export function getFacilitatorConfig (name = 'cdp') {
+  return FACILITATORS[name] || FACILITATORS.cdp
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if facilitator requires authentication
+ * @param {string} name - Facilitator name
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+export function facilitatorRequiresAuth (name = 'cdp') {
+  const config = FACILITATORS[name]
+  return config ? config.requiresAuth : false
+}